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Members:

Ols Ballta - vocals
Klod Shehu - bass
Theo Napoloni - drums
Ben Turku – guitars

www.facebook.com/CrossbonesBandAlbania
www.youtube.com/channel/UCxHm1Te3wrUDlhtrxFLcJDA


Crossbones were founded in 1996 in Tirana the capital city of Albania. First rehearsals took place in a friend’s house basement... hell yeah!... and they hit the road to rock n roll with powerful explosive vocals, heavy guitar riffs and breathtaking drums.

The first members were Olsi Ballta (vocals) and Arbi Xhelo (guitar), then Klodi Shehu (guitar) and Alban Male (drums & keyboards) joined the band and till 1998 they always had session bass players. At this time Fatjon Gjashta joined the band as a bass player till 2000 when he left the band and moved to USA.

The band had no name until Olsi opened an Albanian-English dictionary and picked the first word of a random page… and it was CROSSBONES (1996).

Crossbones is the first Albanian rock band to release an album on CD, called "Days Of Rage" in 1997.

It was recorded in a home studio and at that time the quality of sound was not so important, more so the fact that Crossbones were entering in the Albanian rock music history as the first band ever recording and producing an album on CD, of course with a little help with the financial issues.

Crossbones are part of the "Era e ndryshimit" history of rock bands in Albania, a book by Kozeta Kurti, published in 2010.

Crossbones performed live in many concerts and rock festivals in Tirana the capital of Albania, Durres city, 8Ball Club (Thessaloniki), Skopje (Macedonia), Ulcinj (Montenegro).

Crossbones will open for Rotting Christ’s first ever show in Tirana on December 26 2016.

They are the most influential metal act in Albania and the word is spreading fast in the world thanks to many reviews, interviews and social media coverage.

Unsigned band who is looking for a label.

Albania does not provide a rock music industry so the only way so far, is to look in other countries.With 20 years in the Albanian rock/metal scene, it’s time to expand their boundaries.

www.facebook.com/CrossbonesBandAlbania/?fref=ts

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from Global_Domination​.​Vol2 (A​-​B), released March 4, 2016

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